Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The ‘Folly’ of US Foreign policy 512 November 13, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on 12 November 2015 by Ramzy Baroud (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaDick CheneyEgyptforeign policyGeorge W. BushIranJohn KerryJoint Comprehensive Plan of ActionMiddle EastSyria Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: As the Iran War Flares, Donald Trump Looks for an Exit To Ease Mounting Political Pain September 8, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically September 11, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Why Donald Trump’s Trolling of Canada Is the Same Old Playbook of a Businessman Flop September 8, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Topics South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically September 11, 2026. Published in HankyorehThe United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies. 0 Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: What We Didn’t Learn from 9/11 September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News EgyptThe central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal. 0 Related Articles Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. China: The ‘Shield of the Americas’ Cannot Protect Latin America August 22, 2026. Published in HuanqiuThis appears to be American aid, but the underlying motivation is anything but altruistic. Austria: Trump May Talk a Lot of Nonsense — But NATO Restructuring Is Moving Forward Nonetheless July 15, 2026. Published in Der StandardHow should you handle a U.S. president who constantly distinguishes himself with infantile provocations? Venezuela: Strategic Errors July 7, 2026. Published in AnalíticaI want to believe that in some Washington office there is someone capable of understanding what is happening. Previous articleRefusing To Learn From VietnamNext articleUS: Everything-But-the-War Strategy for Iraq and Syria LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment